HCC §2-231
Guidance documents for planning reviews
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the documents the planning department must use as guidance when the commission reviews matters. These include the county general plan, community development plans, state and federal historic preservation plans, and other reports the commission adopts.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Guidelines
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The following documents on file in the planning department shall be used as guidance in matters pertaining to the review functions of the commission: (1) “Hawai‘i County General Plan” and any adopted community development plans for the island. (2) “State historic preservation plan” prepared by the State of Hawai‘i department of land and natural resources. (3) “Historic Preservation Program Guidelines” prepared by the National Park Service. (4) “Office of Hawaiian Affairs Guidelines for the Consideration of Traditional Native Hawaiian Values in Historic Preservation Review,” dated 1988. (5) Other reports, plans, studies, issue papers and memos as may be adopted by the commission. (2008, ord 08-42, sec 1.) 2-231
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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